Germany's likely next governing parties seek looser debt rules for more defense spending
[Japan Today] - 03/4/2025
The prospective partners in Germany’s next government said Tuesday that they will seek to loosen the nation’s rules on running up debt to allow for higher defense spending.…
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Arab leaders gather to hash out alternative to Trump's Gaza plan
Arab leaders are gathering in Cairo on Tuesday to discuss an alternative to a widely condemned plan from U.S. (…)
[Japan Today] - 4/03/2025
Lower house OKs minority government's revised FY2025 draft budget
Japan's House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a revised 115.2 trillion yen ($773 billion) draft budget for (…)
[Japan Today] - 4/03/2025
BlackRock strikes deal to bring ports on both sides of Panama Canal under American control
A Hong Kong-based conglomerate has agreed to sell its controlling stake in a subsidiary that operates ports near the (…)
[Japan Today] - 4/03/2025
Whirlpool viewing season begins at Naruto Strait
The spring whirlpool viewing season has begun in the Naruto Strait in Tokushima Prefecture. The "whirlpool (…)
[Japan Today] - 4/03/2025
Zelenskyy calls Oval Office spat with Trump 'regrettable' and says he's ready to work for peace
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday the Oval Office blowup with U.S. President Donald Trump last (…)
[Japan Today] - 4/03/2025
Japan's worst wildfire in half a century spreads
Firefighters were Tuesday battling Japan's worst wildfire in half a century, which has left one dead and forced the (…)
[Japan Today] - 4/03/2025
N Korean leader's sister says Trump administration stepping up provocations
North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, criticized the Trump administration for (…)
[Japan Today] - 4/03/2025
Australia's most generous blood plasma donor dies aged 88
An Australian man credited with saving 2.4 million babies through his record-breaking blood plasma donations over (…)
[Japan Today] - 4/03/2025
Liverpool boss Slot accused of foul-mouthed rant at ref
Liverpool boss Arne Slot has been accused of aiming an expletive-filled rant at referee Michael Oliver, claiming the (…)
[Japan Today] - 4/03/2025
Japan startup targets June 6 moon landing
Japanese startup ispace on Tuesday set a June 6 target touchdown date for its moon lander, following the success of (…)
[Japan Today] - 4/03/2025
Eurovision chiefs promise 2025 show 'all about surprises'
Eurovision organizers promised Tuesday that the 2025 edition of the song contest will be all about surprises, with (…)
[Japan Today] - 4/03/2025
